Abdul Awal Mintoo

The Honourable
Abdul Awal Mintoo
আবদুল আউয়াল মিন্টু
Mintoo in 2026
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded bySyeda Rizwana Hasan
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Feni-3
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byMasud Uddin Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1949-02-22) 22 February 1949
Feni District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
SpouseNasreen Fatema Awal
Children3 including Tabith Awal
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Abdul Awal Mintoo (born 22 February 1949)[1] is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is the incumbent minister of environment, forest and climate change.[2] He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Feni-3 constituency since February 2026.[3]

Background and education

Mintoo was born in a village named Aleyarpur in Feni District. He passed SSC from Feni Government Pilot High School in 1964 and [[HSC from Comilla Victoria College in 1966. In 1968, he obtained a diploma in nautical science from Pakistan Marine Academy (now Mercantile Marine Academy). He then earned a bachelor's degree in marine transportation science from the State University of New York Maritime College, following it up with a master's degree in transportation management and advance chartering problems and arbitration.[4]

Business career

Mintoo has been a director of National Bank Limited and General Insurance, the largest private general insurance company in the Bangladesh. He is the chairman of the marketing and sole distribution of Johnson & Johnson products in Bangladesh.[4]

Mintoo was elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade body of Bangladesh, in 2003.[5]

Within the Bangladeshi manufacturing sector, Mintoo has been director of the Chittagong Cement Clinker Grinding Co. Ltd. (Heidelberg Cement) and an advisor to Dulamia Cotton Spinning Mills Ltd. He is also active in agricultural-based industries, having served as Chairman of OP and Hybrid Vegetable seeds production, processing and research and has also been active in the following organisations:[4]

  • Bangladesh India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BICCI) Chairman
  • Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) Member, Executive Committee
  • Bangladesh Seed Merchants Association Adviser
  • Bangladesh Seed Dealers Association Chief Adviser
  • Bangladesh Employer's Federation President (1997–1999)
  • Bangladesh Ocean Going Ship Owners Association chairman (1988–2000)
  • Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Association EC Member (1992–1995)
  • Bangladesh Textile Mills Association EC Member (1995–1996)
  • Islamic Ship Owners Association (Jeddah) EC Member (1988–2000)
  • Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) Member, Council of Adviser

Mintoo has also been active in hotel groups in Bangladesh and has been a member of the Board of Governors, Academy for Planning and Development, Ministry of Planning, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Bangladesh Olympic Association.[4] He is a member of the National Bank Foundation and founded several colleges in Bangladesh including Iqbal Memorial College, Bodarernessa High School and Alhaj Safiullah High School.[4] He is also a member of the Board of Governors, at Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and at the Bangladesh Institute of Management.[4]

Political career

Mintoo is a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), one of the major political parties in Bangladesh. He has served as Vice Chairman of the party and has been involved in national political activities and policy advocacy.

On 12 February 2026, Mintoo won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Feni-3 constituency securing 157,425 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Mohammad Fakhruddin received 108,160 votes.[3]

Personal life

Mintoo is married to Nasreen Fatema Awal.[6] Nasreen is the founding president of the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) and has been serving as the honorary consul general of Mongolia to Bangladesh since November 2024.[6] They have three sons, Tabith Awal, Tafsir Awal and Tajwar Awal.[7] 2017 Paradise Papers named all the family members.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "BNP's Abdul Awal Mintoo unofficially elected in Feni-3". BSS. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "President, FBCCI". Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Mintoo elected FBCCI president". The Independent. Dhaka. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  6. ^ a b "Nasreen Awal appointed Mongolia's Honorary Consul General". The Financial Express. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Paradise Papers: Mintoo family named". The Daily Star. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

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